Whisk-broom holder



G. KENT. Whisk Broom Holder.

Patented Nov. 9, I880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GABRIEL KENT, OF WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHlSK-BROOM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,289, dated November9, 1880.

Application filed August 30, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GABRIEL KENT, of William sport, in the county ofLycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Whisk-Broom Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device as in use. Fig. 2 is avertical central section from side to side of the device.

This invention is designed to afford a convenient receptacle forwhisk-brushes or like devices; and the novelty consists in a receptacleopen at both ends and closed at its sides, and provided withspring-supports attached to the inner faces of two of the opposite sidesof said receptacle, the said spring-supports grasping and holding thewhisk-broom in place when inserted in the receptacle and at the sametime allowing it easily to be withdrawn therefrom or inserted therein,all as willnow in detail be fully set out.

In the accompanying drawings, A denotes awhisk-broom receptacle, open atboth ends and closed at its sides, and provided near its upper end witha hole, 01, or any convenient means to suspend or hang it on the wall orelsewhere.

I) I) represent springs attached to the inner face of the oppositenarrow sides of the receptacle, the outer ends of which springs bearagainst the outer faces of the broom-supports e e, near their lowerends, thus causing them to contract the open space at the lower end ofA. The supports 6.0 are hinged or pivoted at their upper ends to thebroad opposite faces of the receptacle near the upper part of A, as at co.

The broom is inserted in the suspended receptacle with the handledownward, and the springs are thereby compressed, causing thespring-supports to clasp the broom.

The broom may be readily withdrawn from the receptacle by taking it bythe handle and drawing it downward. This will further colnpress thesprings and allow the broom to be readily removed from the receptacle.

The precise manner of applying the springs to act as the supports can bevaried in many ways without changing essentially the present invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I consider new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of the tapering receptacle A, open at both ends andclosed at its sides, with the springs b b and pivoted supports 0 c,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A receptacle for holding a whisk-broom or similar articles, providedwith open ends, closed sides, and fixed spring-supports, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

GABRIEL KENT.

Witnesses 0. D. GIBSON, H. L. BECK.

